Hair curler



1. DE RUVO.

HAIR CURLER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23, 1921.

1,404,587. Patented Jan. 24, 1922..

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ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH DE RUVO, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAIR CURLEB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

- Patented Jan. 24, 1922.

Application filed March 23, 1921. Serial No. 454,798.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH DE Ruvo, a citizen of the Unlted States, andresident of the city of New York, borough of Manhat- My inventionrelates to a hair curler and aims to provide certain new and useful im-..provementsm connection w1th a device of this character. I It is wellappreciated that numerous hair curlers have 'been placed upon themarket, which include a sleeve heated by a resistance element, the hairbeing disposed within the sleeve for a certain length of time, and theheat acti to cause the hair to assume curls, or waves, in which they mayhave been disposed within the bod of the curl.

Aside from the understood by those conversant with their operation, thatthey have been inapplicable to a head of hair of relatively shortlength, and that in some instances, they have injured the hair.

With this in mind, I have provided a hair curler which may be utilizedin connection with any length of hair, and by means of which a morenatural wave and curl may be imparted tozthe hair, aside from the factthat the curler may be manufactured for a relatively small amount.

A further object of my invention is the construction of a device of thecharacter stated which may more readily be associated with the hair, andby means of which any injury to the hair will be recluded.

Further objects of my invention W111 appear in the annexed specificationand drawmgs, which latter present one practical embodiment of the same,and in which;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device and showing the same in use.

Figure '2 is an end view thereof.

Figure 3 is a side view of the same, and

Figure 4 is a sectional side view.

It will be noted, reference being had to the figures, that my inventioncontemplates, as its essential element, a sleeve composed of a pair ofhalf sections 5 and 6, each of which preferably present metallic facesbetween which a suitable heat retaining filler encloses a resistanceelement 7 it being noted in this connection that the outer layer of heatinact that these, devices have been diflicult in application, it is wellsulating material 8 may be utilized to prevent outward radiation of theheat thus produced.

The sections 5 and 6 are hingedly secured one to the other, as has beenindicated by the reference numeral 9, and a pair of arms 10 extend pastthe point of hinged connection 9, and have a s ring 11 arranged betweentheir bodies, which spring normally retains the sections 5 and 6 in theposition indicated in the drawings. I

A suitable source of electric supply may feed the resistance element 7through wires 12, and it will be a preciated that the heat thusproduced, will be transmitted to the arms 10. This would obviouslyrender the manipulation of the device by the fingers of the operatorimpractical, and with a view of overcoming this objection it will benoted that I utilize a pair of heat insulating members 13, which aresecured by means of resilient elements 14 to each of the arms 10. Thusit will be noted that an operator may effect an opening of the sleeveupon pressing the heat insulating members 13, and accordingly the arms10 one towards the other.

In operation, it will be seen that the hair to be curled is wound aroundany desirable type of core element 15, subsequent to which the sleeve isopened in the manner stated,

and caused to encircle the hair thus wound in the manner illustrated inFigure 1, it bein noted that each of the sections 5 and 6 is ormed witha notch 16, which presents in aggregate an annular opening suitable forthe passe e of the hair strands.

From t e fore oing it will be seen that I have provided-a air curler,which-will embody all of the benefits brought out in the preamble ofthis specification at the same time avoiding the objections thereinnoted, itbeing also appreciated that numerous modifications of structuremight readily be resorted to without in the least departin from thespirit of my invention,vwhich claim as:

tact with each other.

2. A hair curler, including a pair of secs tions, means for hingedlysecuring said sections one tovthe other, arms attached to said sectionsand extending beyond said point of hinging, a spring interposed betweenthe outer ends of said arms, and a resilient element secured to each ofsaid arms and a heat insulating member secured to the outer end of eachof said elements.

3. A hair curler, including a pair of sectween said members, and aresistance element disposed within said heat retaining material.

4. A hair curler, including a pair of sections, means for hingedlysecurin said sections one to the other, each of said sections presentingin aggregate an opening for the passage of. hair strands, said sectionseach presenting a pair of spaced fastening members, a heat retainingmaterial arranged between said members, a resistance element disposedwithin said heat retaining material,

ranged beyond said heat retaining material. JOSEPH DE RUVO.

-being formed with a notch in its side edges,

vand a layer of heat insulating material ar-

